Given a Detailed Customer Environment Scenario Including a Specific Request, Explain the Implications for Incorporating the Request Directly in a Production Environment. DEVELOPMENT-LIFECYCLE-AND-DEPLOYMENT-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   A direct production change is unavoidable. What is a key mitigation strategy to minimize risk?

   • ADo not inform stakeholders to avoid panic.
   • BPerform a full data backup before making the change.
   • CMake the change during peak business hours to get immediate feedback.
   • DSkip testing because the change is urgent.
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2. 7expert · hard

   A financial services company has a strict change management process that requires all changes to be approved by a change advisory board (CAB). An urgent request comes in to modify a validation rule in production to fix a critical issue that is blocking loan processing. The admin is considering making the change directly without CAB approval. What is the best course of action?

   • AMake the change directly and then submit a post-change review to the CAB.
   • BUse an emergency change process that includes CAB approval, even if it takes a few hours.
   • CMake the change directly and document it in the setup audit trail.
   • DDefer the change until the next scheduled CAB meeting.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   How can direct production changes affect compliance with regulatory requirements?

   • AThey ensure that all changes are automatically approved by the compliance team.
   • BThey are exempt from compliance requirements because they are made in production.
   • CThey automatically generate a compliance report for the change.
   • DThey may violate requirements for documented change control and auditability.
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5. 9application · medium

   A nonprofit organization has a production Salesforce org with a large volume of donor records. A developer needs to add a required field to the Contact object to capture a new data point. The developer plans to make the field required directly in production. What is the most significant risk of this action?

   • AThe field will only be required for new records, not for existing records.
   • BThe field will be automatically populated with default values for existing records.
   • CExisting Contact records will fail to save if the new required field is not populated, potentially blocking updates to donor information.
   • DThe change will be automatically tested in a sandbox before it takes effect.
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6. 10application · medium

   A software company has a well-defined release management process that includes deploying changes through a full sandbox, then to a staging environment, and finally to production. A developer needs to fix a bug in a custom object's field that is causing data loss. The developer suggests making the change directly in production to save time. What is the most important reason to follow the standard release process instead?

   • AThe standard process automatically backs up all data before the change is deployed.
   • BThe standard process is faster than making a direct change because it avoids the need for approval.
   • CThe standard process ensures the change is tested in a sandbox, reducing the risk of introducing new issues in production.
   • DThe standard process does not require any documentation, making it easier to track changes.
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